Trump allies, including Rudy Giuliani, to be arraigned in fake elector scheme

A dozen allies of former US President Donald Trump, including Rudy Giuliani, are expected in an Arizona court on Tuesday to hear charges against them tied to the 2020 election.

They are accused of carrying out a "fake elector scheme" in which they allegedly conspired to falsely declare that Mr Trump had won Arizona. This is the fourth state to try Republican officials for election interference. It has not charged Mr Trump.

But he is believed to be one of the unindicted co-conspirators listed in the sweeping indictment released last month. Altogether, Arizona has charged 18 Republicans for allegedly claiming Mr Trump won Arizona, when in truth the Democratic nominee, President Joe Biden, carried the state by more than 10,000 votes. Mr Giuliani is expected to appear in a Phoenix, Arizona courtroom for the arraignment hearing on Tuesday morning. He only received official notice of his indictment on Friday, when he was served papers after his 80th birthday party.